The Texarkana, Arkansas Board of Directors held its regular meeting Monday, October 2, 2017 at City Hall. During the open minutes of the regularly scheduled meeting, Amanda Bowers, a citizen of Texarkana, approached the board to discuss the issue of…
Several American students attending Ross University in Roseau, Dominica, located in the Caribbean Islands, had to be evacuated after being caught in the direct path of hurricane Maria. Of those students one, Logan Striplin, of Texarkana shared his story with…
The University of Arkansas at Hope will host a Workers’ Safety Conference on October 26 at Hempstead Hall from 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The conference is presented by the Arkansas Department of Labor and the U.S. Department of Labor.…
The Texarkana Texas Police Department is proud to partner with neighborhoods throughout our city to participate in the 34th Annual National Night Out on Tuesday, October 3. Together, we intend to send a strong message to criminals that our neighborhoods are organized…
A Texarkana grandmother charged with murder in the July 2015 shooting death of her former son-in-law made a brief court appearance Monday morning in Bowie County. Annette Fisher, 54, allegedly shot Russell Scott Cain, 28, at least nine times July…
Beloved country music star, Dolly Parton, preformed several of her greatest hits Saturday night September 30, 2017 at the 11th annual Ashdown High School Alumni association’s banquet dinner. The banquet was held for the celebration of the 50 years for…
Texas A&M University-Texarkana’s bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering has been accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc. (ABET), the global accreditor of college and university programs in applied and natural science, computing,…
Texas High School Band students have been selected to fill seven of the twenty available spots in the Texas Music Educators Association Region IV All-Region Jazz Band. Auditions were held September 19 in Texarkana, TX. Under the direction of Jazz…
The Program for Learning and Community Engagement will host its first-ever Ark-La-Tex Robotics Showcase on Wednesday, Oct. 4, from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Eagle Hall of the University Center on the Texas A&M University-Texarkana campus, 7101 University Ave., Texarkana, Texas. Several…
The Gathering of Authors assert the Advertising & Promotion Commission hasn’t treated them as they have other applicants in the past. This isn’t the first instance of the A&P Commission not awarding the requested amounts to entities they have historically…
“Concussions and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE): What We Do Not Know” will be the focus of a Program for Learning and Community Engagement (PLACE) lecture at Texas A&M University-Texarkana on Tuesday, Oct. 3, at 7 p.m. in University Center 210…
It might be a surprise to some that the Coordinator of Student Life at TAMU-T was once a shy, introverted and antisocial adolescent, but it’s true. However, thanks to an attentive Director of Student Activities at his alma mater, he…
The New Boston Rd. Cash Saver store has been evacuated due to a phoned in bomb threat Friday morning. Texarkana, Texas Police and Fire Departments are on scene investigating. All employees and customers have been evacuated from the store.
NEW BOSTON, Texas: A Bowie County jury handed down a life sentence Wednesday for a man with a long history of criminal conduct. Terry Thomas, 56, was convicted Wednesday of being a felon in possession of a firearm. Because of…
A Miller County jury handed down two, 30-year prison sentences Thursday afternoon for a Texarkana man who sexually abused the daughter of a family he lived with from the time he was 11. Quayvon Kentrell Peoples, 22, was found guilty…
